PCGame

Best Old School games on PC

These are older games and newer titles that use mechanics, structure, or presentation associated with earlier eras of PC gaming.

  • Older or retro-inspired design

Related: Classic, Retro, Nostalgia, 1990's

459 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

Counter-Strike
Competitive tactical FPS where teamwork decides objective-based rounds
97% positive 262K reviews
ULTRAKILL
Fast-paced retro FPS where blood restores health and stylish kills score
97% positive 244K reviews
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Single-player first-person shooter in a Nazi-ruled alternate 1960s
92% positive 62K reviews
The Henry Stickmin Collection
Comedy choice-driven adventure with six games and many branching endings
99% positive 60K reviews
Firework
Chinese horror mystery told through exploration and puzzles
98% positive 44K reviews
Loop Hero
Tactical roguelite RPG where cards reshape an automated looping journey
93% positive 37K reviews
Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
Pixel-art restaurant RPG balancing daytime gathering and nightly service
99% positive 33K reviews
IdleOn - The Incremental MMO
Pixel-art incremental MMO where eleven characters work while you're away
77% positive Free
DOOM + DOOM II
Classic first-person demon shooter with two games and extra episodes
97% positive 29K reviews
Serious Sam 3: BFE
First-person shooter built around enemy hordes and constant movement
88% positive 29K reviews
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Tactical first-person shooter with multiplayer matches and bot campaigns
91% positive 28K reviews
Shadow Warrior
First-person demon shooter with katana combos, guns, and magic
92% positive 27K reviews
DUSK
Fast-paced retro first-person shooter against cultists and possessed soldiers
97% positive 26K reviews
Murders on the Yangtze River
Side-scrolling detective adventure solving murders in early twentieth-century China
97% positive 21K reviews
Old School RuneScape
Open-world fantasy MMORPG built around quests, skills, and player voting
83% positive Free
F.E.A.R.
First-person horror shooter with slow-motion gunfights and paranormal threats
94% positive 20K reviews
Pseudoregalia
3D Metroidvania with acrobatic moves and open-ended castle exploration
97% positive 19K reviews
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Retro first-person shooter with fast movement and bloody Warhammer combat
89% positive 18K reviews
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Party-based fantasy CRPG with character choices and pause-driven combat
92% positive 18K reviews
Sanfu
2D mystery adventure tracing a strange television broadcast
83% positive 18K reviews
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Retro side-scrolling platformer with four campaigns and local battles
96% positive 17K reviews
Quake
Fast-paced dark fantasy FPS with monsters, expansions, and multiplayer
96% positive 16K reviews
Quake Live
Fast-paced arena FPS with competitive modes across 100-plus arenas
87% positive 16K reviews
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Multiplayer first-person shooter where physics turns objects into weapons
91% positive 15K reviews